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LuxTrust chairman Serge Allegrezza to step down

The recent system outage at LuxTrust was the focus of discussion on RTL Radio on Thursday morning, where Serge Allegrezza, chairman of LuxTrust’s board of directors, announced that he will resign from his position.

Speaking on RTL’s Invité vun der Redaktioun, Allegrezza described the failure as embarrassing, despite LuxTrust being in his words a success story. He said he was satisfied with what had been achieved over the past 20 years, pointing to massive investment and a system that functions in 97% of cases. However, he acknowledged that the December outage had raised serious questions about LuxTrust’s reputation in Luxembourg.

As a result, Allegrezza said he had informed the board on Wednesday that he would step down in March. “It is now up to the board to decide on the new direction needed for LuxTrust”, he said, adding that he was not running away and would remain available if needed.

He conceded that the outage should not have happened, attributing the incident to a hardware fault and an issue with a fibre card failure.

Also today

• The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology has won a top international aerospace award in Paris, thanks to a collaborative project that cut aircraft wing rib weight by more than a fifth while speeding up production and lowering emissions.
• The FTSE, oil and gold have all surged as investors and central banks flocked to safe-haven assets in response to Donald Trump’s unpredictable policies and their potential economic impact,
• Two separate incidents were reported yesterday where pedestrians were struck and injured by vehicles
• EU foreign ministers are expected to today agree to put Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on the bloc’s “terrorist list” after a deadly crackdown on mass protests.
• Germany plans to better protect its critical infrastructure with a new law requiring power utilities, water companies and even some supermarket chains reduce their vulnerability to terrorism, industrial accidents, natural disasters and public health emergencies, as surging tensions with Russia stoke fears of sabotage attacks and other national security threats.
• Despite Flu cases dropping for the second consecutive week, down 5%, the Ministry of Health has warned the virus continues to circulate

On air

Some great restaurant chat and Tom and JB are looking for your Indian restaurant recommendations please!

Figure of the day

83 % of illnesses in Luxembourg are considered chronic

• According to a new report by the National Health Observatory entitled Healthy Society Through Prevention, almost a quarter of people aged over 16 in Luxembourg live with at least one chronic health condition, highlighting the need for stronger preventive measures.
• The report finds that chronic conditions account for 83% of all diseases in the country. Cancer is the most prevalent, affecting around 20% of patients, followed by cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders, mental health conditions, neurological illnesses, and diabetes. The figures show that nearly one in four adults is affected by at least one chronic illness, a situation the Observatory says can and must be addressed.

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